City of Milwaukee / Fire - Support Services Bureau
Agency file
The Fire - Support Services Bureau provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2025, this agency had 58 employees with median total compensation of $83,494; the highest distinct record was $192,938.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 58 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,494) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $141,724 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $55,057. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $5.1M — | 83 — | $60,075 — |
| 2020 | $5.3M ▲ 4.1% | 86 ▲ 3.6% | $60,023 ▼ 0.1% |
| 2021 | $5.1M ▼ 2.6% | 82 ▼ 4.7% | $62,027 ▲ 3.3% |
| 2022 | $3.7M ▼ 28.2% | 65 ▼ 20.7% | $51,136 ▼ 17.6% |
| 2023 | $3.6M ▼ 1.5% | 53 ▼ 18.5% | $63,750 ▲ 24.7% |
| 2024 | $4.6M ▲ 27.9% | 56 ▲ 5.7% | $80,124 ▲ 25.7% |
| 2025 | $5.3M ▲ 14.1% | 58 ▲ 3.6% | $83,494 ▲ 4.2% |
Record list
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Fire Maintenance Technician/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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At Fire - Support Services Bureau, Mark Roeder Jr serves as a Fire Maintenance Technician. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $44,093.
Fire Equipment Repairer I/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Mark Roeder Jr works as a Fire Equipment Repairer I for Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. Mark earned $43,616 in 2019.
Fire Maintenance Technician/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Judith Nolinski is a Fire Maintenance Technician at Fire - Support Services Bureau. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $43,211.
Payroll Assistant 1/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Emilia Paniagua holds the role of Payroll Assistant 1 at Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $42,500.
Office Coordinator/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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At Fire - Support Services Bureau, Malisa Johnson serves as a Office Coordinator. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $42,071.
Carpenter/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Daniel Zuber is a Carpenter at Fire - Support Services Bureau. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $41,118.
Fire Mechanic/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Lindsay Benedict works as a Fire Mechanic for Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. Lindsay earned $40,655 in 2021.
Fire Dispatcher/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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At Fire - Support Services Bureau, April Neeley-Mcbride serves as a Fire Dispatcher. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $40,363.
Program Assistant III/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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At Fire - Support Services Bureau, Lisa Marchese serves as a Program Assistant III. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $40,292.
Personnel Payroll Assistant II/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Sherry Greene holds the role of Personnel Payroll Assistant II at Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $39,749.
Fire Dispatcher/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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At Fire - Support Services Bureau, Robert Ryan serves as a Fire Dispatcher. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $39,221.
Office Assistant IV/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Sue Williams works as a Office Assistant IV for Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. Sue earned $38,698 in 2021.
Fire Equipment Machinist/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Keith Werner works as a Fire Equipment Machinist for Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. Keith earned $38,589 in 2020.
Fire Dispatch Assistant Manager/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Courtney Doberstein is a Fire Dispatch Assistant Manager at Fire - Support Services Bureau. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $38,538.
Office Assistant III/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Idasha Durrah holds the role of Office Assistant III at Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,450.
Inventory Control Assistant III/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Paul Tremaine is a Inventory Control Assistant III at Fire - Support Services Bureau. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $37,350.
IT Support Specialist-Senior/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Michael Gleason holds the role of IT Support Specialist-Senior at Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $37,264.